Up-to-date R&D Activities of the Central Japan Railway Company Akio Seki Nov. 23, 2005 Central Japan Railway Company

Central Japan Railway Company Contents Outline of Railways in Japan About the Central Japan Railway Company (JR-Central) R&D of Conventional Type Railways R&D of Superconducting Maglev - At the Komaki Technology Research and Development Department - - At the Yamanashi Maglev Test Line - Central Japan Railway Company

Outline of Railways in Japan Oct. 14, 1872 in Japan Approx. 27,900 km of railway network in Japan today Central Japan Railway Company

About the Central Japan Railway Company (JR-Central) Tokaido Shinkansen Japan: Area: 380,000 sqkm Population: 127 million Area 23.7% Population 58.4% GDP 63.4% JR-Central’s Operating Area Other Area Central Japan Railway Company

Consolidated Financial Highlights for the Year - JR-Central and Consolidated Subsidiaries - Low-speed conventional railways Affiliated business Tokaido Shinkansen 69.6% 7.4% 23% 16.4 Billion AUD Apr.1, 2004 ~ Mar.31, 2005, at the rate of ¥85=1AUD Central Japan Railway Company

Principal data of the Tokaido Shinkansen Maximum Operating Speed 270km/h Peak-time hourly departures from Tokyo Station 12 Total daily number of trains, one way 280 ~ 366 Average daily passenger ridership 361,000 Average delay time 0.1~0.3 min./train Central Japan Railway Company

Principal data of the Tokaido Shinkansen 1964 2005 60 trains/day, one way, Maximum operating speed of 210km/h 280~366 trains/day, one way, Maximum operating speed of 270km/h Central Japan Railway Company

Central Japan Railway Company Tokaido Shinkansen Vehicles - Series 0, 100, 300, 700, and 300X - Central Japan Railway Company

Central Japan Railway Company Komaki Technology Research and Development Department (KTRD) in JR-Central JNR (Japanese National Railways ) RTRI After being privatized and divided… JR JR-Hokkaido JR-East KTRD JR-Central RTRI JR-West Komaki Technology Research and Development Department Railway Technical Research Institute JR-Shikoku JR-Kyushu JR-Freight Central Japan Railway Company

Comparison of Both Research Institutes RTRI KTRD Established 1959 July 2002 Employees 495 120 Area 19.8 ha 20 ha Promoting applied railway technology, focused on Tokaido Shinkansen Main R&D Activities Fundamental technical research Central Japan Railway Company

Overview of KTRD in JR-Central Area: 20ha, located in Komaki City, Japan Office bldg. Experiment bldg. A Experimental rail track Experiment bldg. B Central Japan Railway Company

Overview of KTRD in JR-Central Teams: Environment and High-speed Technology Safety and Information Technology Maintenance Technology Structural and Civil Engineering New-field Technology Superconductivity Technology Number of employees in this research complex: Researchers: 100; Office staff: 20 Annual budget for R&D: Approx. 200 millions of AUD Central Japan Railway Company

Why does JR-Central promote R&D activities? We have our own needs for technological development: Competition against airlines Environmental friendliness Measures for dealing with natural disasters - Increase of operating speed and improvement of riding comfort - - Located in a densely populated area- - Earthquakes - We started our own research facility KTRD to promote R&D activities with meeting our needs timely, and with low cost. Central Japan Railway Company

Central Japan Railway Company R&D Facilities in KTRD Vehicle dynamic simulator Inside the simulator …Researching riding comfort Central Japan Railway Company

Central Japan Railway Company R&D Facilities in KTRD Low-noise wind tunnel …Aiming to reduce vehicle noise Central Japan Railway Company

Central Japan Railway Company R&D Facilities in KTRD Railway structure loading test system … Maintenance and reinforcement of civil engineering structures Central Japan Railway Company

Up-to-date R&D Result at KTRD - Development of Series N700 Shinkansen Vehicle - Design Concept: Time reduction Improvement of riding comfort Environmental friendliness Central Japan Railway Company

Central Japan Railway Company Series N700 Time reduction Body tilts on curved rail tracks Raised acceleration Air spring Typical run curve image of Series N700 vs. Series 700 «Raised acceleration» «Effect of the body tilt system» 270 255 Curved zone velocity [km/h] Series N700 Conventional Series 700 distance Improvement of riding comfort High-performance semi-active damper Low noise motor etc. Central Japan Railway Company

Central Japan Railway Company Series N700 Environmental friendliness - Refined body shape to reduce noise - Experiments in the wind tunnel Body shape with optimum design Analytical Simulations Central Japan Railway Company

Central Japan Railway Company Series N700 Environmental friendliness - Less electric power consumption - Transition of electric power consumption (Tokyo ~ Osaka) based on “Series 0” as 100 Already discontinued Series 0 (220km/h) 100 Series 300 (270km/h) 91 Series 700 (270km/h) 84 77 Series N700 (270km/h) Now undergoing test runs Central Japan Railway Company

Superconducting Maglev System - Innovative Transportation - Oct. 24, 2005 Central Japan Railway Company

What is Superconducting-Maglev ? 　・The Principles of Superconducting-Maglev Superconduting Magnets Panel Panel - - type type LCX(Leaky coaxial cable) LCX(Leaky coaxial cable) Side Side wall - - wall Levitation and guidance Levitation and guidance coils coils Propulsion Coils Power/communication Power/communication Feeder Cable Feeder cable Propulsion coils Cross-inductive cable Cross - inductive cable cables cables Central Japan Railway Company

Targets of Development for Superconducting Maglev Transportation system of the 21st Century High-speed of up to 500 km/h Mass transportation 　　・1,000 passengers per train 　　・10,000 passengers per hour in one direction 　　・200,000 passengers per day Linking Tokyo and Osaka, the largest cities in Japan, by about one hour Central Japan Railway Company

Features of Superconducting Maglev Larger Air Gap Ultra High-speed Less Energy Consumption and Less CO2 Emission Lighter Vehicles Higher Acceleration and Deceleration Performance Less Noise Emission Operator-developed System Central Japan Railway Company

Comparison of CO2 Emissions CO2 Emission/ person per km Average speeds in km/h Central Japan Railway Company

Central Japan Railway Company Higher Acceleration Performance - Higher Acceleration Performance with Lighter Vehicles MLX01 (Dec.2, 2003,Yamanashi) 581 Transrapid (Shanghai) 501 300X (Jul.26, 1996, Tokaido) Speed [km/h] 443 430 TGV (1989-, TGV-Atlantique) 300 285 Series 700 “Nozomi“ (1999-, Tokaido) (1.3) (3.5) (5.2) 8.8 13.3 17.8 20.2 37.5 Total distance of acceleration section. (1.5) (3.8) 17.0 ［29.2］ Travel Distance of Superconducting Maglev in the time for each system to reach its top speed. Central Japan Railway Company

Yamanashi Maglev Test Line 18.4 km 4% 4% Test Center Train Depot Substation R=8,000m Central Japan Railway Company

Current Status of Superconducting Maglev 8 years of running tests made JR-Central technically ready to deploy the Superconducting Maglev system for commercial service Central Japan Railway Company

Principal Data of the Test Line Maximum Speed 581 km/h Maximum Relative Speed 1,026 km/h; 575 km/h + 451 km/h Maximum Travel Distance in a Day 2,876 km Cumulative Number of Riders 108,300 Persons 1,792 Test Rides with No Cancellation. Cumulative Travel Distance 463,782 Km As of Oct. 18, 2005 Central Japan Railway Company

Central Japan Railway Company Chuo Shinkansen Plan Chuo Shinkansen Test Line Nagoya Tokyo Osaka Tokaido Shinkansen Linear Chuo Express Construction Promotion Federation Copyright TRIC Future deployment of Superconducting Maglev technology for the Chuo Shinkansen line between Tokyo and Osaka is planned. Central Japan Railway Company

Central Japan Railway Company Conclusion JR-Central is focusing on safety, speed-up and riding comfort technology developments in order to increase corporate value and win the competition with rival transportation industries. The completion of the Shinkansen N700 is the fruit of JR Central’s technology development achievements. Test runs are continuing in preparation for commercial launch two years from now. JR-Central is technically ready to deploy the Superconducting Maglev System for commercial service. Central Japan Railway Company

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